Gaiter



H. S. RAUH March 4 "1924.

GAPPER Original Filed June 7 l/Vl/ENTOI? HERBERT 5. fffl u/f WITNESS A TTORIVEYS Patented Mar. 4, 1924. v

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GAITER.

Application filed June 7, 1922, Serial No. 566,451. Renewed January 16, 192st.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HERBERT S. RAUH, a citizen of the United States of America, and a resident of the borough of Manhattan, city, county, and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful I-mprovements in Gaiters, ofwhich the following .is a specification.

My invention relates to gaiters intended to be worn over shoes, and has for its object to provide a novel and improved construction in which the shoe may be inserted into the gaiter from the top, and. inwhich perfect adjustment of the lower portions of the quarters is automatically secured as soon as the gaiter is drawn fully upon the shoe without first requiring the manipulation of buttons or other fastening devices. A further object of the invention is to provide a construction adapting the gaiter to be worn in a distinctive manner, in which distinctive fabric combinations attractive to the eye arepossible. Other more specific objects of my invention will appear from the description hereinafter and the features of novelty will be pointed out in the ap-' pended claim.

.Reference is to be'had to the accompanying drawings, which illustrate, an example "of my invention without defining its limits,

and in which Figure 1 is a front elevation of the gaiter; Fig. 2 is a side elevation thereof; Fig. 3 is a horizontal section on the line 33 of Fig; 1, and Fig. 4 is a perspective elevation illustrating another form of the invention.

In the illustrated'examples, the gaiter comprises a main body consisting of two connected quarters 5 constructed of suitable material such as fabric or the like, and continued in the form of a strap 6. The quarters 5 terminate at opposite sides at the front of the gaiter along lines 7 which extend upwardly and are spaced from each other and which merge into the strap 6, said quarters being constructed of two pieces of material connected by means of a seam 8 extending throughout the gaiter at the rear thereof. An insert 9 which, in the illustrated example, consists ofthe same material as that of the quarters 5, is located between the. edges 7 of said gaiter and extends forwardly thereof, as indicated at 10, to constitute the lower portion 7 of the quarters intended to extend forwardly of the instep and to fit thereover, as shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings. The inner edges a' of this insert extend along straightlines approximately parallel withthe general direction of theedges 7 from points slightly to the rear of the strap 6 to the upper edge of the gaiter, as shown in Fig. 2; said insert 9 is fastened by stitching 11 to the gaiter proper, said stitching 11 extending across the gaiter in registry with the strap '6 thereof, as shown in Fig. 2; fabric flaps 12 are connected with theedges. 7 of the gaiter and with the insert 9 by lines -of stitching 13 which extendalong the edges (0 and by continued lines of stitching 13 which diverge from intermediate points of the edges (0 downwardly at an inclination to said edges and terminate at the stitching 11 at points forwardlyof said edges a. By fastening the lower ends of the edges a of the insert at points back of the strap 6' as indicated approximately in Fig. 2, a better] tension is placed upon the insert over the instep, when the gaiter is worn, and thereby prevents wrinkling ofthis part of the gaiter. By attaching the flaps 12 to the insert by lines of stitching 13 and 13 bulki' ness is prevented and material of approximately the dimensions of the triangle Z) is saved- In the illustratedexample the insert 9 is constructed of two sections of material connected by sewing 14 along a longitudinal centre line and the flaps 12comprise separate sections. of contrasting material. It

will be understood that iff desired, the insert 9 and flaps 12 may be constructed ofa continuous, single piece of material and that,

in any case, the insert 9 and flaps 12, or

their equivalent, together constitute a panel folded upon itself in'a plurality of plaits,

or, specifically,.a triple fold, and connected r with the main body of thegaiter. Suitable fastening means are provided for securing the gaiter in position upon the shoe; in the illustrated example, this fastening means is shown in the form of a strap 15 and buckle 16, it being understood that this specific fastening device may be replaced by other types of fastening means and also that additional fastening devices may be included in the gaiter, if desired. 7

lower portions of the quarters 5 over the appearance to the gaiter.

heel and the forward or instep-enclosing portion 10 of the insert 9 over the instep of the shoe with the strap 6 located beneath the latter in front of the heel, as shown in Fig. 2. As soon as the gaiter has been fully drawn upon the shoe, the lower portion of said gaiter, that is, that portion thereof rep resented by the lower parts of the quarters 5 and the portion 10, automatically reaches its intended adjustment upon said shoe and snugly and closely hugs all parts of the foot portion thereof without first requiring the manipulation of a plurality of fastening devices to secure this result. After the gaiter has been drawn to its final position upon the shoe, the fastening devices 15, 16 may be connected with each other to fasten the gaiter in place. lVhen such fastening means is arranged as in the illustrated example, the upper portion of the gaiter, as represented by the upper portions of the quarters 5 and the insert 9, will loosely fit the legend expose the flaps 12 to view in approximately the manner indicated in Fig. 1, but at the same time will protect said flaps to acertain extent from the effects of the weather; if the flaps 12 are made of fabric which contrasts with the insert 9, as in the illustrated example, the exposure of said flaps to view will impart a distinctive and novel The panel consisting of the insert 9 and flaps 12, whether the same is constructed in the manner indicated in the drawing or otherwise, provides a complete closure for the front of the gaiter, whereby the shoe and the leg of the wearer are protected and enclosed, whether the gaiter is fixed in place by means of a single fastening means, as shown, or by means of a plurality of such fastening means. The arrangement of said panel, con sisting of the combined insert and flaps, together with the shape of the quarters 5, give to the gaiter a distinctive appearance, pleasing to the eye and permitting the gaiter throfighout their entire length.

to be worn in accord with prevailing fashions.

In the form illustrated in Fig. l, the flaps are omitted, the insert 9 being attached to the gaiter only by stitching l1 corresponding to the stitching 11 and similarly located, the inner edges a of said insert 9 being free and disconnected from said gaiter As shown in this example of the invention, a plurality of fastening devices exemplified by straps 15 and buckles 16, may be located at intervals along the edges 7 of the quarters 5.

The arrangements described provide a gaiter which is closed at the bottom and which may be readily drawn over the shoe. It will be understood that the stitching 11 may be replaced by other types of fastening means if desired.

Various modifications may be made without departing from the nature of my invention as set forth in the appended claim.

I claim:

A gaiter comprising a main body consisting of connected quarters having their front edges spaced from each other, a strap forming an integral continuation of said quarters and adapted to extend beneath the shoe, an insert folded upon itself and located between the forward edges of said quarters and extending forwardly thereof to form an instep-enclosing portion, lines of stitching extending transversely to and in registry with said strap at opposite sides of said lower portions, to the main body of the gaiter whereby said insert is attached, at its gaiter, the quarters having flaps extending partly over the insert and connected with the edges thereof by lines of stitching extending parallel with the edges of said insert and then diverging forwardly therefrom, and means whereby said gaiter is secured in place upon the shoe.

HERBERT S. RAUH. 

